Principal Solution Architect

HBX Group is the world’s leading technology partner, connecting and empowering the world of travel. We’re game-changers, disruptors, the people who bring together local and global brands in accommodation, transport, activities and payments through our network of 300,000 hotels worldwide, 60,000 hard to reach high value clients such as tour operators, travel agents and loyalty schemes across 140 source markets. We are tech-driven, with a customer-first philosophy, and commercial teams whose knowledge and relationships on the ground are second to none. And of course we have an amazing team! Our people, Team HBX Group, are the beating heart of the company who we encourage to ‘move fast, dream big and make the difference’ every day. In fact, we believe that it is tech + data + people that truly sets us apart in the market, alongside our ‘global approach, local touch’ mentality. We’re headquartered in Palma, Mallorca and employ around 3,500 people worldwide.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

ABOUT US

HBX Group is a leading B2B ecosystem player in the TravelTech space, connecting and empowering businesses in the ever-evolving world of travel. We drive growth for our clients and partners while removing friction from the end-to-end travel experience. Our cloud-based technology platforms offer fast and reliable access to a unique portfolio of travel products & services, while rich data and intelligence seamlessly connect supply and demand worldwide.

We have over more than 3,000 experts worldwide, including specialists on the ground who provide insights and support to boost trading even further, especially in the most hard-to-reach segments. This unique blend of technology, data and passionate people serves as a catalyst for all businesses aiming to unlock their full potential in the travel arena.

HBX Group comprises four best-in-class B2B brands that meet the needs of its growing and diverse client base across 190+ global markets:

• Hotelbeds, who cater for the specific needs of hoteliers, tour operators, airlines and online travel agents
• Bedsonline, exclusively serving the retail travel segment
• Roiback, the HotelTech partner for independent hotels and chains seeking growth through direct channel solutions
• TravelStack, providing all products, services and solutions to businesses looking to enter into the lucrative travel arena.

Job Summary

We are looking for Principal Solution Architect to join our team, working within our agile teams focusing on design, impact analysis and outcome of our solutions.

Our Principal Solution Architects interface heavily with our Enterprise Architects protecting outcome and estimates and adhering and contributing to the overall agreed strategy, standards and guidelines.

Our Solution Architects also create tech interest, generating “buzz” about the latest developments from a technical perspective and applicability in their domain.

As the Principle of the data solution architecture team, you will lead your team to deploy our data architecture strategy.

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure technological performance by design, right-sizing, scalability and reliability
• Ensure that architectural standards and best practices are followed
• Ensure the Definition of Done is followed at technical level
• Analyze technical trade-offs
• Contribute to the scope definition
• Define non-functional requirements
• Contribute to the Definition of Done definition
• Guardian of the services’ security and performance.
• Support the team during significant technological changes
• Contribute decisively to the definition of reference architectures and standards
• Detect weaknesses and failure points within the solutions and propose improvements
• Key figure for the reduction of technical debt and technological evolution
• Participate and drive keeping technical documentation up to date
• Collaborate in defining the technical and functional monitoring
• Negotiate with the product leads the prioritization of those initiatives that are considered important for our technological evolution.
• Advocate of new technological features

Required Skills

• Experienced in software or platform design and experience in E2E architecture solutions
• Bachelor or Master in Computer Science or a related degree.
• Experience designing and implementing Architectures using different database and cache types and messaging technologies such as Kafka, Redis, Postgres or alternatives
• Experience working in hybrid-cloud environments including AWS and/or GCP
• Experience designing and implementing Distributed Systems
• Knowledge of continuous delivery processes and tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both English and Spanish
• Technical reference and leadership abilities
• Strong technical, logical, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good communication and influencing skills
• Team player with an agile mind-set
• Able to work under pressure and with shifting priorities
• Ability to think outside the box, multi-task and efficiently managing time
• Good learning attitude

Nice to have

• Experience with Business Intelligence technologies such as Tableau or alternatives
• Experience with Machine Learning Technologies such as AWS Sagemaker or alternatives
• Experience in the travel industry
• Experience working with Agile Methodologies such as Scrum or Safe

You will have the opportunity to work for a company that is going through significant change in becoming the world´s leading travel services provider. We are looking for people that are ready to ride the wave in this exciting journey.

As well as an attractive benefits package you will be able to work: 

• Within an innovative, engaging and multicultural environment.

• Have the opportunity to build strong and lasting business relationships and friendships from around the world.

• Have the opportunity in developing your career locally or within one of our beautiful working locations across the globe.